CAIR Demands that Islamophobia Be Considered a Disease

Washington, USA: The Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Mr. Nihad Awad has requested, through a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services that Islamophobia be considered a disease. The letter quoted scientific evidence extracted from reports which were prepared in third world countries that Islamophobia is a disease and should be treated as such by the U.S. health sector. Mr. Awad went on to say, "if something stupid like homophobia is considered a disease, then why not Islamophobia, a disease from which millions of Americans suffer?"

Michael Leavitt, Secretary of the DoHHS calmly rejected the request, adding, "as a Mormon, I'll be the first one to tell you that neither Islamophobia nor homophobia are diseases, they are natural reactions to real threats."

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